Just finished our last regular tournament of the year. We took off from Cherokee Park in Morrilton on the Arkansas River for a grueling day on the water. Heat index reached 112 degrees. The fish had about as much energy as the fisherman. There were 18 fish weighed in with only one person having a limit of 5. Tim Jordan won with 8.37 lbs. and also had Big Bass, a nice 3.26 largemouth. Sam Lowery was second with 5.59 lbs. This determined the top 12 whom will be fishing the Classic, Sept. 11 & 12 on two seperate lakes, which will be selected at our meeting on Sept. 7th. That meeting will also include setting the rules for 2011.Sept. 21st, we will have our Awards Dinner (Brisket prepared by Chef Lowery). Club members are asked to bring the desserts, side dishes, and drinks. MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR A FUN EVENING AND GREAT FOOD.
The Fourche Valley Bass Club went to Lake Nimrod, Saturday, June 19th, a very hot day of fishing. There were 19 entered with 18 bringing fish to the scales. All but 3 had a 5 fish limit with an average weight of 1.95 lbs. Everyone had stories of the Big Fish coming off. There were 85 fish weighted in for a total of 165.87 lbs. Pictured from L-R are Creighton Sawyer 3rd with 14.12 lbs., Ronnie Belk 2nd with 16.06 lbs., Aaron McEwen with 16.70 lbs. and Terry McClenning -Big Bass 5.71 lbs.
Our next tournament will be on the Arkansas River out of Bigelow Park on July 10-11. This is a 2 day Buddy tournament where the club member has to have a partner who isn't a member of the club. If you are looking for a Bass Club to join this is an opportunity for you to meet us.
May 22nd on Lake Ouachita proved to be a good day for fishing. Big Bass, caught by Doug Howard (L), weighed in at 4.60 lbs. Third place went to Vern Rotruck, with 5 fish that weighed a total of 7.95 lbs., 2nd place goes to Sam Lowery, with 5 fish weighing in at 9.22 lbs., and 1st place went to CREIGHTON SAWYER, with 5 fish weighing a total of 11.33 lbs.
Next Tournament is scheduled for June 19th, on the Arkansas River, out of Bigelow Park. Pre-Tournament meeting will be held June 14, 2010, 7:00 pm at Ferrellgas in Perryville. DUE TO THE HIGH WATER ON THE ARKANSAS RIVER, THE TOURNAMENT HAS BEEN MOVED TO NIMROD LAKE.
Saturday, April 10th, we had our first of 2 Buddy Tournaments at Lake Dardanelle. Our Buddy Tournament are a little different than most clubs, in that our partners can't be a member of the club. We had 26 fisherman show up all expecting to load the boat. At weigh-in only one team had a limit of 5, there were just 23 fish brought to the scales. Dardanelle was hot until Tuesday, when the Corp started shifting a lot of water. This week the fish should turn back on and the big females hopefully will move back up.
Our next club tournament will be at Greers Ferry, May 1st with pre-tournament meeting April 26th at 7:00 pm.
The FVBC traveled to Lake Maumelle , Saturday, March 27th, for our 3rd tournament of the year. We had 22 members fishing. The water temperature had dropped from 59 degrees to 54, but that didn't slow the fish down much, if you found them. There were 6 five fish limits brought to the scales with 58 fish being weighed over-all. The total weight was 86.42 lbs. Big Bass of the day was a 4.69 brusier caught by Jeremy Belk on a swim bait, with a pay-out of $110. Paul Browning took first place with 9.28 lbs. and a check for $264, his fish were all caught on a jig-off rocks. Vern Rotruck took second with 8.59 lbs. and a check for $158. He said his fish all came from the grass on a spinner bait. Creighton Sawyer took 3rd, with 8.27 lbs and a check for $106. Creighton wouldn't give out his secret technique of catching his fish. Overall it was a good day fishing even with the lake wind advisory.
Paul Browning-1st place Vern Rotruck-2nd Creighton Sawyer-3rd Jeremy Belk-Big Bass
Lake Maumelle Tournament March 27, 2010
Lake Hamilton Tournament was held Saturday, March 6th. Eighteen of us enjoyed a great spring day outside, but only 5 managed to catch fish with a total of 9 fish caught. Aaron McEwen won with 2 fish that busted the scales at 3.86 lbs. and also the Big Bass-a healthy 2.90 pounder. Creighton Sawyer was 2nd with 3 fish-total weight of 3.45 lbs., and Cody Reed came in 3rd with one fish that weighed 2.53 lbs.
Creighton Sawyer Aaron McEwen Paul Browning with his catch.
Myron Rotruck with his catch.
Waiting on weigh-in on Lake Hamilton. 
It was a gorgeous day to fish. Water temperature was around47 
Cody Reed-3rd (l) Aaron McEwen-2nd Kenny Miller-1st (R)
The FVBC held their first tournament, Saturday, Feb. 20th on Lake Nimrod. It was a beautiful day to be on the lake but a tough day fishing, only 7 people out of 18 entries weighed in fish. Kenny Miller took first place, Aaron McEwen took 2nd and also Big Bass, a 6.88 lb. hog, Cody Reed came in 3rd place. Way to go guys...
Next tournament will be March 6th on Lake Hamilton.
The Club meets Tuesday, Sept. 7 at Ferrellgas, 7:00 pm . This is the pre-tournament meeting for our Classic, Sept. 11 & 12. Rules will also be set for the 2011 season. Look forward to seeing everyone that night. New members are always welcome.
Bud Paul fishing Harris Brake Lake
Sam Lowery, was elected as Director to fill Kenny Miller's position, on Monday night during our first meeting of the year. It was voted to have a Raffle for a $500 gift card. See any of the members for raffle tickets. The drawing will be held during the Fourche River Days, April 24th.
The winner of the $500 gift card goes to Janet Sparkman.
Myron Rotruck has been elected Chaplain for FVBC.